Meaning of Phosphorus | Babel Free
ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəsDefinitions
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A chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms. countable, uncountable
- A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus.
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Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).
Equivalents
Afrikaans
fosfor
Беларуская
фосфар
Български
фосфор
Català
fòsfor
Cymraeg
ffosfforws
Dansk
fosfor
Deutsch
Phosphor
Ελληνικά
φωσφόρος
Esperanto
fosforo
Español
fósforo
Eesti
fosfor
فارسی
فسفر
Suomi
fosfori
Français
phosphore
Gàidhlig
fosfor
Galego
fósforo
עברית
זרחן
Magyar
foszfor
Հայերեն
ֆոսֆոր
Bahasa Indonesia
fosforus
Íslenska
fosfór
ქართული
ფოსფორი
Қазақша
фосфор
ខ្មែរ
ហ្វូស្វ័រ
Kurdî
fosfor
Latina
phosphorus
Lëtzebuergesch
Phosphor
Lietuvių
fosforas
Latviešu
fosfors
Македонски
фосфор
മലയാളം
ഫോസ്ഫറസ്
Монгол
сүүмэг
Bahasa Melayu
fosforus
Malti
fosforu
Nederlands
fosfor
Português
fósforo
Română
fosfor
Русский
фосфор
Slovenščina
fosfor
Shqip
fosfor
Svenska
fosfor
Kiswahili
fosforasi
తెలుగు
భాస్వరం
ไทย
ฟอสฟอรัส
Tagalog
posporo
Türkçe
fosfor
Tiếng Việt
photpho
Examples
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.”
“Near-synonyms: evening star, evenstar, Hesperus, Vesper, Venus”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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